- Submitted by
- snow.safety
- Observations date
- Monday, April 23, 2018 at 01:00
- Location
- 51.406650° N 116.239430° W
- Reporting on
- Snow conditions
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Quick
Avalanche
Snowpack
Weather
Incident
Information
- Activity
- Skiing
Group details
- Total in the group?
- 1
- People fully buried?
- 0
- People partly buried with normal breathing?
- 0
- People not injured (caught but not buried)?
- 0
- People injured (caught but not buried)?
- 0
- People involved?
- 0
Terrain details
- Terrain shape at trigger point
- Planar
- Snow depth at trigger point
- Shallow
Comments
Parks Canada received a late night call from a solo skier who triggered a sz 2.5 avalanche at 7PM on the SE side of Mt Fariview. Described feeling a Whumphf and being about 100m below the crown. Skied off to the side. No injuries or loss of equipment.
